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UNINA9910866591303321 |
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Autore |
Worpole Ken |
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Titolo |
Last landscapes : the architecture of the cemetery in the West / / Ken Worpole ; colour photography by Larraine Worpole |
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ISBN |
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1-282-26436-2 |
9786612264368 |
1-86189-539-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (226 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cemeteries - Europe |
Cemeteries - United States |
Sepulchral monuments - Europe |
Sepulchral monuments - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-217) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Last Landscapes Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1 Living with the Dead; 2 Landscapes and Meanings; 3 Death's Compass:The Society and Ecology of the Churchyard; 4 Cities of the Dead; 5 Libraries in Stone; 6 A Walk in the Paradise Gardens; 7 The Disappearing Body: Burial, Cremation and Landscape Form in the Twentieth Century; 8 A Place at the Endof the Earth; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photographic Acknowledgements; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Tracing the history and design of burial places throughout Europe and the USA, Last Landscapes is an exploration of the cult and celebration of death, loss and memory. |
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